CAR INSURANCE evasion was the most common reason newly qualified motorists lost their driver's license last year, according to new data.

Car insurance policies are legal requirements and motorists without a policy in place will face fines, penalty points and potential bans. A total of 5,503 new drivers were caught for driving without a valid policy last year in figures which accounted for 49 percent of total revocations.

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Driving licences were taken away from more than 11,000 new drivers after they broke simple motoring offences.

A total of 11,125 road users lost their right to drive within two years of passing their initial test in a crackdown.

The figure equates to 30 newly qualified drivers each day as officers attempt to boost road safety.

Sarah Rees from the AA Driving School said: “The amount of people who are caught without car insurance is staggering. It’s a legal requirement not only for new drivers, but drivers of all experiences."